"It was a bitter experience.
Clegg scarcely got a kick and became convinced that his mostly old school and
varsity team mates were deliberately not passing to him: as he recalled, 'Some
members of the England eleven were awful snobs and not much troubled about a
'man fra' Sheffield'"
(J. A. H. Catton, Wickets and Goals, 1926, p171)

Charlie
Clegg

Wednesday
FC1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 0 D 1 L 0 F 0:
A050% successful1872-73

disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90

Profile

Full name

Sir John Charles
Clegg

Born

15 June
1850 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield,
West Riding of Yorkshire
[registered as Charles John Clegg in Ecclesall Bierlow, June 1850].

According to the 1851 census,
John Charles is the only child to William Johnson and Mary (née
Sykes). They
live at 53 Spring Broom Lane in Ecclesall Brierlow, Sheffield. William is
a solicitor's managing clerk.

According to the 1861 census,
John C. is now the eldest of three children, including Willm E., living with their widowed
father at 129 Cemetery Road in Ecclesall Bierlow, with one servant. His father is now a Rate Collector.

According to the 1871 census,
John C. is now the eldest of six children, including brother William E., after his solicitor father
remarried to Asenath. Along with two servants, they live at 138
Victoria Road in Ecclesall Bierlow.

According to the 1881 census,
Jno C. is a town councillor and solicitor, with his wife, Mary, and the
two sons, Charles and Colin and daughter Edith. Along with two
servants, they live at 4 Wharncliffe Road in Ecclesall Bierlow.

According to the 1891 census,
and living at 1 Collegiate Crescent, Ecclesall Bierlow. John C., still a
solicitor, is with his wife and just his daughter, with a single servant.

According to the 1901 census,
John, with Mary, and children Charles and Edith, live at 32 Cavendish Road
in Ecclesall Bierlow, with one servant.

According to the 1911 census,
John Charles Clegg is still married to Mary and still a solicitor. With
only two servants, they still live at 32 Cavendish Road.

Married: to Mary Sayles,
at St. John's Church, 2 September 1877. Occupation: Law Student

Died: 26 June 1937 at
Clifton House, 32 Cavendish Road, Sheffield,aged
87 years
11 days [registered
in Sheffield, June 1837].Buried
on 30 June 1937 in Fulwood churchyard (left), after a service in Sheffield
Cathedral, attended by many representatives of the fifty County
Associations.

Height/Weight:
not known

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], FindMyPast.com &
Alan Alcott (for providing the photograph of Clegg's grave)

Club Career

Club(s)

Educated in
Sheffield and Darlington, but began playing football with Wednesday FC,
but had a hand in the formation and existence of most of the Sheffield
football clubs of the time, particularly playing for Broomhill FC,
Perseverance FC and Sheffield Albion FC.

Club honours

None

Individual honours

Knighted in
1927 for services to the Board of Trade.

Distinctions

Clegg
represented the Sheffield Association the first inter-association match
against the FA at Bramall Lane on 2 December 1871. Also, when it was
decided to experiment with the first floodlit match he and his brother
were chosen to captain the two sides involved. On the night of 15 October
1878 a crowd of 20,000 turned up at Bramall Lane to watch the Reds
(captained by Charles) beaten by the Blues 2-0. -Wednesday!.
Farnsworth, Keith (1983). Sheffield City Libraries.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Andy Mitchell's
First Elevens [2012]

Also a
first-class referee, his engagements included 2 FA Cup finals, 1882 and
1892. Also England vs. Scotland 1886 and 1893
Older brother of
William Edwin Clegg

Beyond England

Clegg, a solicitor
by profession, became one of the greatest administrators the game has
known. Served on the F.A. International Select Committee from 1885, Chairman 1889,
Vice-President 1889-1923 and President 1923 until his death. Also
served as President of the Sheffield & Hallamshire F.A. and at different
times as director and chairman of both Sheffield United and...Wednesday. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.67.

Charlie Clegg - Career Statistics

Squads

Appearances

Minutes

Goals

Goals
Ave. min.

Captains

Discipline

2

1

90

0 min

0

none

none

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.